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Partial view, Walnut Cove Colored School, Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina

Walnut Cove Colored School (Walnut Cove, N.C.)
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides)
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Item information

Title:
Partial view, Walnut Cove Colored School, Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
School buildings
Windows
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh2008pnc005
Created Date:
circa
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Stokes County (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

Repository:
Preservation North Carolina
Collection:
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
RightsStatements.org:
In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0
Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: Walnut Cove Colored School (Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina)

Builder:
more info on Dan River Lumber and Milling Company (Builders) 
Built:
Community:
Walnut Cove
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
The school was founded by Julius Rosenwald (Sears executive).
Historical note:
The school is the only one in the county built from the Juliue Rosenwald Fund, and has recently been restored as a community center. The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Walnut Cove (N.C.)
Subjects:
African Americans -- Education -- History
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places
School buildings